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of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. And it shall be that whichever
of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King,
Yahweh of hosts, on them there will be no rain.

A principle is found throughout the New Testament revealing that when the
substance has come, the shadow is done away. The earth has seen the fulfillment of
the first two major feasts of Yahweh, Passover and Pentecost. Tabernacles is yet to be
fulfilled. Christ fulfilled Passover when He was crucified as the Lamb of God.
Pentecost was fulfilled fifty days later when the Holy Spirit was given to the body of
Christ. Tabernacles has not yet been fulfilled. Therefore, it is the only feast mentioned
in this passage from Zechariah.
Tabernacles symbolizes God and man dwelling together in fulness. At this time
we have been sealed with the Spirit of promise, but we have not yet received the Spirit
without measure.

Ephesians 1:13-14
In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your
salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit
of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the
purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

Just prior to the Millennial reign of Christ a group of firstfruit sons will be
resurrected to glory. These will rule and reign with Christ for the thousand years.
These will be the first to experience the substance of Tabernacles.

Revelation 20:5-6
This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first
resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be
priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.

All those who were passed over, being judged as unready, having failed to have
come to maturity at this first harvest of men, will have to await the thousand years
end before the next resurrection.

Revelation 20:5
But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were
finished.

Those who rule with Christ during this period will have experienced Tabernacles,
while those nations they rule over have not. To ever keep in mind the will of Yahweh
for the nations, they will be required to keep the Feast of Tabernacles annually. The
nations are not required to observe Passover and Pentecost, for these have already
been fulfilled in Messiah.